JNU begins admission process after delay

Deadline ends at 5 p.m. on April 5

March 22, 2017 01:15 am | Updated 01:15 am IST - NEW DELHI

After delaying the process by nearly a month, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) released its e-prospectus and announced its admission procedure on Tuesday night.

Students wanting to apply have time till 5 p.m. on April 5 to submit their applications.

Results on June 23

Entrance exams for various courses will be held between May 16 and May 19. The results will be declared tentatively on June 23, the university said.

As directed by the University Grants Commission’s May 2016 gazette notification, the admission policy of JNU for M.Phil/PhD courses has changed.

“M.Phil/Ph.D entrance exam will be held on all-India basis and question paper will be as per UGC Regulations-2016 i.e. 50% research methodology and 50% subject specific. The entrance exam will be of qualifying nature with 50% qualifying marks followed by viva voce. In case of any dispute in this regard, the provisions of UGC Regulations 2016 shall be binding,” the university said.

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